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The Bible Is An Important Aspect Of Our Christian Lives

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Studying the Bible is an important aspect of our Christian lives. The Bible is the flawless and inerrant word of God. He spoke through the chosen authors the words of the Bible. Through the Scriptures, God reveals his character and revelation. The Bible has authority since it is ultimately from God. The Bible is the inerrant and inspired word of God that holds authority.
The Bible has the power to give commands and demand obedience. This authority is both inherent and given by God. God is the highest authority and “He is his own authority, for there is nothing outside him on which his authority is founded” (Elwell, 154). The Bible is God’s Word and He reveals himself and His authority through Scripture. The Bible appoints its own authority by claiming to be from God and containing the words of God. “The authority of the Bible is established by its own claims. It is the word of God.” (Elwell, 154).
Biblical inspiration is “a supernatural influence of the Holy Spirit upon divinely chosen agents in consequence of which their writings become trustworthy and authoritative” (Elwell, 160). In other words, the Holy Spirit inspired and was involved with the writings of the Bible. Paul speaks of inspiration when He writes to Timothy, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16, NIV). Scripture is the Word of God and the Holy Spirit used these chosen authors to write the words and message of God.

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